The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1887-12-07


Those two young bloods that drove over
to Texas last Sunday To see their best girls
and found the doors bolted on them had
better invest a cent and communicate with
them beforehand next time.
Late Oregon papers speak III glowing
terms of the performances of Miss May
Cook as pianist. Her Paw Paw friends
are pleased to hear of her great success in
her chosen profession. She owes it to her
musical parents and their thorough instruc-
ton.
The Lawrence Times reported the vote in
that township as 1875 against the saloon and
152 for it, The township clerk of South
Haven reported: "Wets get 9S; dry 126"
Comparing those reports with the official re-
turn, one would think that both reporters
were wet" when they made them.
A reader OF the NoRrHERNER residing in
the eastern part of the state writes as fol-
lows: "Good for Van Buren, Banner
republican and banner prohibition. Looks
as though the republican party was the
whiskey party--not much. | congratulate
the NoRTHERNER on its successful efforts"
Cards are out announcing the approaching
marriage of our good friend, James 4.
Chandler, of the firm of Hilton & Chandler,
attorneys, to Kate l.. Birmingham of Kalama
Zpo. The ceremony will be solemnized on
Wednesday evening, the 14th inst, at st.
Luke's Epispocal church in Kalamazoo. Our
best wishes attend the high contracting
parties.
At meeting of the Sd and 4th class post
masters of this county held in this village
vaCtar,loxy - xr.,tnb N,k4; nf noo.,t1,r
was chosen chairman and ID. ID. Wise of Go
bleville secretary, Peter Mackellar of Paw
Paw, and J. G. Miller of Bangor, were chosen
delegates to the convention of postmasters
to be held at Washington, ID. c., on the 18th
instant.
Walt Wilson shipped during the past
week, 428 hogs and 143 sheep, for which he
disbursed S4,74O.9S. He ships on Tuesday
and Friday of each week. Walt says that
"bunch" of sixty-three hogs that he pur-
chased of Cal. Wilcox was the best lot he
ever bought. They weighed 6,430 pounds
and brought their owner the snug SUM of
S73344.
The following is the list OF the successful
applicants for certificates at the recent South
Haven examination. The class contained
! forty-tvo members. l.. G.. Bishop, Luella
Ballou, Nj. y. Bennett, Arthur Brigham, Gail
| Finch Agnes h. Moulthrop, VIM. $. Preble.
The following teachers have since made up
their work and have received certificates
! Bessie Deamere, Dora Delamere, Stephen
Doyle, Ashley Il. Lapham, Will A. Prater,
+. NJ. Grove, G. II. Merrifeld.
! The Friday evening session of the teachers
convention to be held at Hartford this week,
will be devoted to a discussion of the
methods of supervision OF schools and a
paper on that subject will be read by the
present secretary of the county board. The
| discussion will be led by F. RI. Burkhead of
| Hartford. to be followed by Messrs. Russell,
Pierce. Gulley, Tuthill, Phillips, Sage and
others. II is hoped that goodly number of
school officers, as well as teachers may be
present to participate.
a union temperance praise meeting was
held at the Disciple church last Sunday
evening, for the purpose of rejoicing over
the magnificent victory won at the election
in this county on Thursday last. Elder
| PGllister presided and short addresses were
made by number of ladies and gentlemen,
songs of praise and thanksgiving were sung
10y the choir and general time of rejoicing
and iubilation was had. But, amid the
| luiuIb NANAAJ Wdo llOl iOieOllch anu
| determination was manifest to press on in
the temperance work and, when the time
shall arrive, to see that the new law is faily
and fairly enforced.
At a meeting of the Van Buren, county
branch Of the Michigan club held in this
village yesterday the following named gen
tlemen were elected as delegates to the New
York convention of republican clubs: c. T.
Breck, G. l.. Eaton, G. j. Monroe, a. Chap
man, A. b. Copley. The president, Mr.. K
w Noyes, being absent attending to his
official duties at Lansing, the editor Of this
paper was elected vice-president Of the club
An executive committee was appointed, con
sisting of the two first officers, DIR. BrodricF
of Decatur, G. G. Phillips of Bangor, and
| Col Todd of Paw Paw. A committee on
membership-one member from each town.
ship-was also appointed.